I couldn't get quite into Full Throttle, and I'm not sure if it's because I just wasn't in the mood for it or because it's a little bit of an awkward ride. There's a classic Lucasarts click n point in its core but it feels streamlined; the locales feel truncated, you barely spend any time in each section and a lot of the puzzles feel perfunctory. Add the tacked-on action scenes on top and it gives the vibe of the team's vision not quite coming to life in practice, like they wanted to make an action film in the guise of an adventure game but couldn't quite pull it off. An adventure game that doesn't want to be one. Whilst absolutely superb in presentation the actual gameplay felt lacklustre, especially if you compare it to Lucasarts' other greats.

Reviewed on Jul 04, 2023


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